#mer:slow burn

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Weighty and Troublesome Things

Fandom: Merlin BBC

Author: @touchofstrange, Skitz_phenom

Rating: Not Rated

Word Count:  123,285

Warnings: Canon typical violence, Strong language, Sexual content, Alcohol Consumption

Characters: Merlin, Arthur Pendragon, Morgana, Uther Pendragon, Lancelot, Percival, Hunith, Balinor, Ygraine de Bois

Pairings: Merthur

Tags: Time Travel

Summary:

Post-canon AU / Canon AU from S2. It's been ten years since Arthur drifted away from him on the Lake of Avalon, but even inside Camelot's walls, Merlin is still lost. Hiding from those who know him and cut off from his former life in self-imposed exile, he can't resist the temptation when a mysterious stranger offers him the chance to set things right. Merlin returns to the past, to an innocent, simpler time, armed with the knowledge of Arthur's fate. He knows the odds (and the stubborn people - Arthur in particular) are stacked against him and the obstacles he must overcome seem insurmountable. Can destiny be nudged enough to save Arthur's life, and is the price too high?

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A Lantern In The Dark

Fandom: Merlin BBC

Author: Reverie_Indigo

Rating: Explicit

Word Count:  124,901

Warnings: Sexually Explicit Content, Canon Typical Violence, Alcohol Use, Strong Language

Characters: Merlin, Arthur Pendragon, Percival, Gwaine, Gaius, Hunith, George, Leon, Kilgharrah, Gwen, Morgana

Pairings: Merthur, Perlin

Tags: Canon Era, AU. Merlin/Arthur UST, Magic Revealed, D/s, Breathplay, BAMF Merlin, Paperlegends 2013, Community: paperlegends, Banter, Angst

After living in Camelot for ten years, Merlin has accomplished nothing - magic is still illegal, Albion remains a mirage, and he's still 'just a servant' who is lonely and tired of his hopeless pining for Arthur. Merlin will pay a heavy price for his lack of direction as Arthur’s walls of denial crumble and Morgana’s plans to destroy Emrys approach fruition. In his desperation to save the Golden Age of his dreams, Merlin will have to call upon his magic like never before, testing the old adage that power corrupts - and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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You were the one to teach me how to use knives (Merlin re-write Series)

Fandom: Merlin BBC

Author: Obsessedwithfanfiction, @turnsoutnoonewasexaggerating​

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Violence, Major Character Death

Word Count:  318,538

Pairings: Arwen, Mergana, Merthur, Gwencelot, Freylin

Characters: Merlin, Morgana, Arthur Pendragon, Gwen, Gaius, Uther Pendragon, Lancelot, Leon, Catrina, Aredian, Morgause, Freya, Kilgharrah, Mithian, Mordred, Trickler, George, Hunith, Alvarr, Elyan, Balinor

Tags: Some of these feature more in this part than others, If you're in it for Merlin/Arthur be prepared for a slowburn, None of these pairings are necessarily their endgame, We're still in the early days, Pairings are only ordered by when they first appear in the story, Endgame potential is still v much in the air, And will be updated as we go- no one panic, Fix-It, Season 2 onwards rewrite, If Merlin had told Morgana about magic but not that he had it, Lol I promise it makes sense, What if the Merlin writers were actually capable of continuity and emotional catharsis, Morgana doesn't just suddenly become evil, But neither is everything magically fixed knowing she has a friend in the castle, And everyone is in love with Merlin fight me, Merlin finds out about Balinor slightly earlier than canon, Even I don't know who's going to end up with who, Every character in this show has romantic tension with every other character, I'm just taking the romantic tension where it leads me, One day the title will make sense I promise, This part covers Nightmare Begins-Lady of the Lake Vol 2 but we're still on S2 because I cannot control myself, You defo need to read the first part to read this part don't jump in here, My continuous crusade to bring emotional catharsis to Merlin, Everyone is still in love with Merlin and everyone can still fight me, I have slightly more of a plan about who ends up with who but I can still be persuaded, by myself, Don't try and persuade me yourself lol, Still just taking that romantic tension that is between everyone wherever it leads me, But probably not any time soon, This part covers Sweet Dreams- The Last Dragonlord, Whoo boy here we go again, Season 2 onwards re-write, WE'RE FINALLY ON SEASON 3 BBY, Pls read the other parts first or this will make little sense, What if BBC's Merlin had emotional catharsis?, And consistency?, Wouldn't that be... Beautiful, Everyone is still in love with Merlin, Except Merlin, He is in a bit of a guilt phase, We're still following that tensionnnnn, Probs not in this part, Maybe the Next One, who knows certainly not me, Posts every other Friday atm

You were the one who taught me how to use knives: Vol 1

Merlin chose to save Mordred against the dragon's advice. He should have made the same choice for Morgana. In which Merlin is more than a little fed up of old men and old dragons telling him what to do, and gives Morgana some hope. Maybe it won't change the dark path she's destined to walk down... Or perhaps in doing so, Merlin saves all of Albion from her wrath. Featuring the emotional catharsis and continuity we were denied in canon and a systematic re-writing of what could have been

You were the one who taught me how to use knives: Vol 2

Merlin's trained Morgana in magic against Gaius & the dragon's advice, hasn't killed Mordred, and honestly thought he was doing a pretty good job of moving his destiny along. Then, he lost Freya. Has his faith in Arthur been shaken enough to make the prophecised Albion further away than ever? Featuring Merlin actually reacting to Arthur killing his beloved, Morgana realising that Merlin's role in keeping Arthur alive is even harder than she thought, and Arthur still trying to come to terms with his own opinions on magic- and his father

You were the one who taught me how to use knives: Vol 3

Merlin's lost his first love and his father in the space of a few months, and he's not sure how much more he's willing to let destiny take from him. But with that loss has come the unburdening of some of his secrets, and now with fewer distractions, he can't deny his relationship with Arthur is changing...

Arthur's between a rock and a hard place; between his childhood and what he's learnt as an adult, between being loyal and being just, between his father and Mer- the magical community. With a heavier burden placed on him from the king's more frequent bouts of insanity, he's bound to break under the pressure, but perhaps that's the only way to heal straight...

Morgana's magic's been revealed to everyone, but somehow she's got to find a way back into her position in Camelot's court if she ever wants to make a change. The problem is, Morgana's only ally now is her sister, and she doesn't know how much she can trust her...

Gwen's going to get her answers. No matter what.

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Teach a man to fish and he’ll never run out of ale

Fandom: Merlin BBC

Author: Doctor959

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Violence, Child Abuse, Imprisonment, Alcohol Abuse, Strong Language, Sexual Content

Word Count: 142,115

Pairings: Merthur, Gwaine/OC

Characters: Merlin, Gwaine, Arthur Pendragon, Morgana, Gwen, Lancelot, Percival, Elyan, Gaius, Uther Pendragon

Tags: Young Merlin, Big brother Gwaine, Protective Gwaine, Whump, Angst, (Eventually) Powerful!Merlin, Magical restraints, Banter, Hurt Merlin, Arthur's scared of Gwaine, BAMF Merlin, Good Morgana

“Where did you learn to do that?” Gwaine asked, following Merlin up the bank.

“This is how normal people fish,” Merlin replied dryly. “Not trying to stab them with swords.”

“This is a knife,” Gwaine retorted, sounding every bit as sulky as he felt.

“Still, you didn’t catch a fish.”

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Gwaine saves a young Merlin from a beating and ends up with a new little brother to take care of on his travels.

Or, what would Merlin be like if he had Gwaine influencing him over his formative years?